Complete
Big Bash League 2023-24, Qualifier, Queensland, Jan 19th, 2024

Sydney Sixers

(19.6 ov) 152/8

Brisbane Heat

(17.5 ov) 113/10

Complete Sydney Sixers won by 39 runs

Player of Match: Dwarshuis

1.1
Bartlett to Jack Edwards, no run, 128.9kph, full on off
Xavier Bartlett, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
SIddhant Pahwa: "Sad to see the players of the best performing team miss out due to their involvement in another league. Should have been playing the Qualifiers and Finals! Suddenly, Brisbane Heat look weak on paper!"
0.6
Neser to Jack Edwards, 3 runs, 132kph, overpitched outside off, driven with the swing over extra cover and Edwards opens his account
0.5
Neser to Jack Edwards, no run, 138.3kph, tight channel, in-angling length ball on off, Edwards defends into the on-side
0.4
Neser to Daniel Hughes, 1 run, full and shaping in on middle and leg, Hughes bunts it towards mid-on for a sharp single. A direct hit at the bowler's end would have made things interesting
0.3
Neser to Daniel Hughes, no run, full and going away with the angle, Hughes drives with not much feet movement
0.2
Neser to Daniel Hughes, no run, inswinger, Daniel Hughes misses the flick to get hit on the pad. Missing leg
0.1
Neser to Daniel Hughes, no run, bounce! Full delivery wide of off and Daniel Hughes shoulders arms.
Daniel Hughes and Jack Edwards are at the crease. Daniel Hughes is on strike. Neser will open the attack
The players make their way out to the middle. "It's super humid," says the commentator on air.
Brisbane Heat are unchanged. The Sixers, on the other hand, have made a couple of changes. Joel Davies and Steve O'Keefe come in for Vince and Jackson Bird.
Teams:
Brisbane Heat (Playing XI): Jimmy Peirson(w), Josh Brown, Nathan McSweeney(c), Matt Renshaw, Max Bryant, Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann
Sydney Sixers (Playing XI): Daniel Hughes, Jack Edwards, Josh Philippe(w), Moises Henriques(c), Jordan Silk, Joel Davies, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Steve OKeefe
Brisbane Heat have won the toss and have opted to field
A last-ball win against the defending champions in their final group stage encounter resulted in Sydney Sixers finishing second on the points table. They have lost just two matches this season and one of them came against the Heat. They are on a roll now
17:40 Local Time, 07:40 GMT, 13:10 IST:
Squads:
Brisbane Heat Squad: Josh Brown, Jimmy Peirson(w), Nathan McSweeney(c), Matt Renshaw, Max Bryant, Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Jordan Buckingham, Charlie Wakim